Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soilIraq is caught in a regional war's crossfire, facing strikes from both Iran and the U.S. This dual threat jeopardizes the nation's economy,...
13 Mar, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Oil pulls back from 7-week high as traders ponder supply-demand uncertaintyOil prices dipped in Asian trade, retreating from a recent seven-week high due to investor profit-taking and supply-demand uncertainty. Bre...
25 Sep, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
Oil rises as US crude stockpile drop adds to sense of tighter supplyOil prices increased for the second consecutive day. A report indicated a decline in U.S. crude inventories last week. This development sug...
24 Sep, 2025, 07.30 AM IST
Oil extends declines after Iraq, Kurdish governments agree to restart oil pipelineOil prices continued their decline for a fifth session due to oversupply concerns, exacerbated by a preliminary agreement to restart an Ira...
23 Sep, 2025, 12.45 PM IST
Oil prices ease despite Trump warning of possible tariffs on Russian buyersOil prices fell slightly on Monday even after U.S. President Trump warned of secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil. Brent crude and U....
01 Apr, 2025, 07.46 AM IST
Oil prices edge up after OPEC says market fundamentals are strongThe U.S. Treasury Department has sent notices to ship management companies requesting information about 100 vessels it suspects of violatin...
14 Nov, 2023, 09.27 AM IST
The UAE holds a major oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN COP28 climate talks in DubaiIraqi and regional Kurdish government officials did not immediately acknowledge the pipeline reopening, though Iraq's oil minister has said...
02 Oct, 2023, 04.55 PM IST
Curfew in Kirkuk: What sparked clashes between Kurds and Arabs in Iraq, resulting in 3 fatalities? How did the violence erupt?Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq, has implemented a curfew in response to violent clashes between rival demonstrations involving Kurdish and...
03 Sep, 2023, 10.15 PM IST
A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revivalThe scene earlier this month in the small northern Iraqi farming village of Lheiban was a rare instance of coordination between the federal...
17 Dec, 2021, 11.44 AM IST
Islamic State 'blows up' Iraq oil wells, kills policeman: OfficialsIraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces took control of Kirkuk, home to key oilfields including Bay Hassan, in June 2014 after federal forces withdr...
05 May, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
Oil back in bull market as Kurdish vote amplifies supply riskOil has gained more than 10 per cent this month on forecasts for rising crude demand.
26 Sep, 2017, 03.37 PM IST
Savage battle rages in Iraq for control over nation's biggest oil refineryThe capture of the refinery would provide a potentially rich source of income for ISIS, which already profits from its control of oil resou...
19 Jun, 2014, 03.43 AM IST
- Iraq PM's oil deal has long-term impact: experts
Kurdish officials ignored threats by clinching agreements with several international companies after the US-led invasion of 2003.
06 Feb, 2011, 06.21 PM IST
- BP says Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline to resume operations
BP Plc said on Wednesday that testing of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline would begin, ahead of a move to resume operations on the rout...
20 Aug, 2008, 03.57 PM IST
- Iraq oil exports unaffected by fighting: Official
Iraqi exports of 300,000 barrels of oil per day through Turkey have not been affected by a Turkish military operation on the countries' bor...
23 Feb, 2008, 03.19 PM IST
- Iraq flares up on Reliance deal with Kurdish govt
Signing two contracts with KRG may jeopardise future contracts, threatens Baghdad.
16 Nov, 2007, 12.56 AM IST
- Iraq threatens to bar RIL from future oil contracts
The Iraqi govt issued the statement after RIL struck a deal with the Kurdish Regional Government for two blocks without Baghdad's approval....
15 Nov, 2007, 02.00 PM IST